Utilities
Thames Water: a handy guide for worried counterparties
The UK’s largest water company – now junk-rated – has £1.3bn in swaps liabilities. Dealers ought to be safe, but face a host of headaches and questions
Electric vehicles: a slow-motion car crash for oil firms?
Peak oil demand is seen as inevitable, but disagreement abounds on timing
Bank of America takes $84 million hit from toxic energy loan
Commercial loan charge-offs soar to $156 million because of troubled utility client
Risk evolves in springtime of energy spin-offs
New risk management challenges as firms split legacy fossil-fuel operations from renewable-focused areas
Big firms deflect banks’ questions on third-party risks
From exchanges to software sellers, big players hang back on due diligence questions, banks say
Power traders slam Spain’s mooted plant closure rules
Tougher closure criteria would distort power prices and harm functioning of the market, say traders
Credit data: Brexit gloom lifting for UK companies?
David Carruthers of Credit Benchmark looks at the most recent trends in bank-sourced credit data
How energy players are reaching the limits of hedging
Commodities firms face lasting changes in 2018
Utilities turn to big data to improve pricing models
Smart meters and time-of-use rates could dampen power market volatility and improve hedging
Coal derivatives trading surges amid hedge fund influx
Increased activity by funds fuels take-off in listed and OTC volumes, traders say
Ex-Goldman coal veteran builds ‘customer-focused’ trading firm
Javelin Global Commodities CEO sees opportunities amid bank retreat from physical markets
Coal house of the year: Javelin Global Commodities
New merchant firm aims to fill void left by banks’ exit from coal trading
The client onboarding challenge: Getting to grips with 2016’s AML and KYC compliance risks
Sponsored webinar: Thomson Reuters
Bank exits from commodity trading hurt US power firms
Generators face worse liquidity, fewer hedging choices after bank exodus
Note to Brussels: energy firms are not banks
Extending capital requirements to commodities firms is a mistake
Centrica CRO keeps watchful eye on new regulation
Post-2008 surge in new market rules poses challenges for UK utility
Video: E.on Global Commodities CRO David Port
Port comments on how risk management will be affected by Uniper spin-off
Video: Uwe Schulz, CRO of RWE Supply & Trading
Schulz speaks about threats and opportunities facing European utilities
Video: Centrica chief risk officer Olivier Herbelot
Herbelot discusses how the UK power and gas giant manages its risk
Mifid II adjustments fail to ease energy firms' worries
Revised ancillary business exemption would still catch large and mid-sized utilities